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CABYR
calcium binding tyrosine phosphorylation regulated
Chromosome 18 · 18q11.2
NCBI Gene: 26256Ensembl: ENSG00000154040.21HGNC: HGNC:15569UniProt: A0A024RC21
32PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
calcium ion bindingcytoplasmsperm fibrous sheathnucleusAbnormal deliveryinsomniaazoospermialung cancer
✦AI Summary

CABYR (calcium-binding tyrosine phosphorylation regulated protein) is a polymorphic sperm fibrous sheath protein with multiple tissue-specific roles. In spermatogenesis, CABYR functions as a calcium-binding regulator essential for sperm motility and capacitation 1. The protein exhibits isoform-dependent calcium binding, with CABYR-A isoforms binding calcium while CABYR-B variants do not 2. CABYR localizes to the fibrous sheath's ribs and longitudinal columns during late spermiogenesis 2, where it oligomerizes and binds scaffolding proteins AKAP3/AKAP4 via its RII domain and ropporin through alternative regions 34. Downregulation of CABYR mRNA correlates with reduced sperm motility in asthenozoospermia, establishing its clinical relevance in male fertility 1. Beyond reproduction, CABYR functions as a cancer testis antigen, with aberrant expression in hepatocellular carcinoma, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, and brain tumors 567. In hepatocellular carcinoma, CABYR-c overexpression promotes cell proliferation and cell cycle progression, suggesting an oncogenic role 5. Individual CABYR isoforms show differential regulation and cancer-specific expression patterns, making isoform-specific detection important for immunotherapy development 67.

Sources cited
1
CABYR downregulation in asthenozoospermia correlates with impaired sperm motility; CABYR plays a role in calcium activation and flagellar function
PMID: 29247344
2
CABYR-A isoforms bind calcium while CABYR-B does not; CABYR localizes to fibrous sheath ribs and longitudinal columns
PMID: 16139264
3
CABYR binds to AKAP3 via its RII domain and to ropporin through other regions in sperm fibrous sheath
PMID: 21240291
4
CABYR isoforms oligomerize and interact with AKAPs and ropporin; expressed during late spermiogenesis
PMID: 20731842
5
CABYR-c is highly expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma and promotes cell proliferation and cell cycle progression
PMID: 22285430
6
CABYR is a cancer testis antigen expressed in multiple cancers; individual isoforms show differential expression patterns and interact with α-enolase
PMID: 21274509
7
CABYR a/b and c isoforms are expressed in subset of colorectal cancers and hold promise as immunotherapy targets
PMID: 33747357
Disease Associationsⓘ20
Abnormal deliveryOpen Targets
0.31Weak
insomniaOpen Targets
0.26Weak
azoospermiaOpen Targets
0.10Weak
lung cancerOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
spermatogenic failure, X-linked, 5Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 72Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 18Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 27Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 46Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 19Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 43Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 45Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 49Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 82Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 65Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 83Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 84Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 93Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 56Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 94Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
RHPN1Protein interaction99%SPA17Protein interaction98%AKAP1Protein interaction96%FSCBProtein interaction96%ROPN1Protein interaction95%ROPN1LProtein interaction78%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Ovary
31%
Liver
17%
Lung
12%
Heart
9%
Bone Marrow
6%
Gene Interaction Network
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CABYRRHPN1SPA17AKAP1FSCBROPN1ROPN1L
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt O75952
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.18LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.85 [0.62–1.18]
RankingsWhere CABYR stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #11,475of 20,598
    Most Researched32
  • #12,306of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.18
Genes detectedCABYR
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Molecular study of human sperm RNA: Ropporin and CABYR in asthenozoospermia.
PMID: 29247344
J Endocrinol Invest · 2018
1.00
2
CABYR binds to AKAP3 and Ropporin in the human sperm fibrous sheath.
PMID: 21240291
Asian J Androl · 2011
0.90
3
The expression and effects the CABYR-c transcript of CABYR gene in hepatocellular carcinoma.
PMID: 22285430
Bull Cancer · 2012
0.80
4
Translation and assembly of CABYR coding region B in fibrous sheath and restriction of calcium binding to coding region A.
PMID: 16139264
Dev Biol · 2005
0.70
5
Expression of the sperm fibrous sheath protein CABYR in human cancers and identification of α-enolase as an interacting partner of CABYR-a.
PMID: 21274509
Oncol Rep · 2011
0.60